along
əˈlɒŋ
Side by side along one line — from streets to getting on well
The picture Moving beside a line and following it in the same direction. Along runs beside the line; across cuts straight over it.
Where the picture shows up in along
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following the line of the street
Walk along this street until you see the bank.
wɔːk əˈlɔːŋ ðɪs striːt ənˈtɪl juː siː ðə bæŋk
Follow this street until you see the bank.
Walking beside the line of the street, bending where it bends
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coming beside you
Can I bring a friend along?
kən aɪ brɪŋ ə frend əˈlɔːŋ
May I bring a friend with me?
A friend falls in beside my line and moves the same way I do
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the work moves along its line
How is the project coming along?
haʊ ɪz ðə ˈprɑːdʒekt ˈkʌmɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ
How is the project going?
The work has travelled this far along its own line so far
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two people rolling the same way
She gets along with everyone at work.
ʃiː ɡets əˈlɔːŋ wɪð ˈevriwʌn ət wɜːrk
She gets on well with everyone at work.
Two people rolling side by side down the same line without bumping
Moving the same way without bumping into each other.
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the whole line of time
I knew it all along.
aɪ nuː ɪt ɔːl əˈlɔːŋ
I knew it the whole time.
The knowing runs unbroken beside the line of time, from its first point until now
All of it in one picture
Along is one line held at your side while you move the way it goes. Follow the street's line and you walk along it; let a friend fall in beside you and you bring them along; let the work travel its line and it is coming along; let two people roll side by side without bumping and they get along; run the whole line of time and it was true all along. You never leave the line — that is the feeling under every along.